Bahia heart-tongued frog
| Bahia heart-tongued frog | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Phyllodytes |
| Species: | P. melanomystax
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| Phyllodytes melanomystax (Caramaschi, da Silva & Britto-Pereira, 1992)
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The Bahia heart-tongued frog (Phyllodytes melanomystax) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae endemic to Brazil's rainforests.[2][3] It has been observed as high as 800 meters above sea level.[1]
This frog lives on
axil of the plants.[1]
Scientists say this frog is not in danger of extinction because it has such a large range. Although there has been significant deforestation to convert the lambs to farms and grazing, there is still significant forest as of 2023.[1]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Phyllodytes melanomystax.
- ^ . 55836. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
- . Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
- ^ "Phyllodytes melanomystax". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
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